2026 Pendle Borough Council election

Main article: Pendle Borough Council elections
2026 Pendle Borough Council election
7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
11 out of 33 seats to Pendle Borough Council
17 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Asjad Mahmood[a] Ash Sutcliffe
Party Independent Conservative
Last election 12 seats, 34.3% 13 seats, 33.5%
Current seats 12[b][1] 11
 
Leader David Whipp
Party Liberal Democrats Reform UK
Last election 8 seats, 14.6% Did not stand
Current seats 9 1
Incumbent Leader

David Whipp
Liberal Democrats
No overall control[c]



The 2026 Pendle Borough Council election will take place on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2026 Pendle Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Independent 9
  Conservative 7
  Liberal Democrats 6
  Reform UK 1
  Labour 0
  Green 0

Incumbents

Ward Incumbent councillor Party Re-standing
Barnoldswick Chris Church Liberal Democrats
Barrowford & Pendleside Martyn Stone Conservative
Boulsworth & Foulridge Kevin Salter Conservative
Bradley Mohammad Kaleem Conservative
Brierfield East &
Clover Hill 		Sajjad Ahmed Independent
Earby & Coates David Whipp Liberal Democrats
Marsden & Southfield Mohammad Ammer Independent
Vivary Bridge Andy Bell Liberal Democrats
Waterside & Horsfield Neil Butterworth Conservative
Whitefield & Walverden Ruby Anwar Independent

Candidates

References

  1. ^ Leader of the Independent Group.
  2. ^ Of the 12 Independent councillors before the election, 10 sat in the Independent Group and 2 sat in the Pendle's True Independents (PTI) group.
  3. ^ Independent–Liberal Democrat coalition.
  1. ^ "Pendle Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Update on May 2026 local authority elections". mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). 16 February 2026. Archived from the original on 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
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